Name/Title
SalverEntry/Object ID
2024.16.33Description
Silver-plated salver with copper base metal. The flat surface features an intricate leaf decoration etching and the edges have a gadrooned border. The center of the plate has a polished center circle bearing the inscription, "SO. NE. SKI JUMP / TOURNAMENT / 1ST PLACE CLASS A / 1954."Context
Given to Herbert P. Holbrook on the occasion of winning first place in the Southern New England Ski Jump Tournament of 1954. Holbrook was a Class A ski jumper and Olympic cross-country skier. He was an alumnus of the Austine School for the Deaf in Brattleboro, Vermont, and admitted to the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) in 1964, when he also made the New York Times News twice that year. He competed in Berchtesgaden (West Germany) in the 60's and in the Meribel Olympics in France in 1979.Acquisition
Accession
2024.16Source or Donor
Austine School for the DeafAcquisition Method
TransferLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
SalverNomenclature Sub-Class
Serving VesselsNomenclature Class
Food Service T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsMaterials
Material
MetalMaterial Notes
Silver-plated something else (something with a copper-ish color). On back scratch and throughout foliate engraved designs silver has worn away to reveal the copper-ish tone underneath.